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No. 622,658. Patented Apr. ll, I899.

W. H. BAILEY.

EYEGLASS HOLDER.

{Application filed. Feb. 2, 1899.

5N0 Model.)

\Nitnesses. Inventor.

Attorneys lhnrnn STATES PATENT Urethra IVILLIAM H. BAILEY, OF AUBURN, RHODE ISLAND.

EYEGLASS-HOLDER.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 622,658, dated April 11, 1899.

Application filed February 2, 1899. Serial No. 704,211. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM II. BAILEY, of Auburn,in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eyeglass-IIolders and I do hereby declare that the followin g is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to the eyeglass-holders that are made to be attached to the'dress to hold the glasses when they are not in use.

The object of my invention is to make an article of improved structure that will render the holder more reliable and. durable and at' a reduced cost.

Figure 1 represents in perspective the eyeglass-holder complete for use. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the glass-holding part of the device before the pin and catch are secured to it. Fig. 3 represents the pin ready to be attached to the glass-holder. Fig. 4 shows the catch for the point of the pin before it is made fast to the holder.

The construction of my invention is this: In Fig. 2 is shown the back loop A, made of wire, to which the pin 0 is attached. It consists of an open loop A, made by carrying the wire up a short distance, then curving it over and carrying it down around a curve toward the front, square to the bend of the loop A, and then up over in front, forming another vertical loop B, which is bent in the form of an ogee or double curve. The wire is then carried from this lower curve J up between the limbs of the firstcurve A and is bent to form a spring-tongue D in the form of an ogee re- 100p A and bending one of its ends to form a hook N to catch the end of the pin 0 under, and the other end of the catch-wire is bent around to form a little ring H, by which the guard is attached to the glasses. (See Fig. 3, in which the catch is shown separate from the glass-holder.)

In using the holder if a guard or ribbon is used with it one end of it is made fast to the ring H at the bottom of the holder and the other end of the guard is attached to the glasses. The holderis then secured to the coat or dress in a convenient position by means of the pin 0 after the manner of a breastpin, and when the glasses are not required for use they are hung on the hook B by the bow or bridge, which is pressed down by the spring D, and the spring will prevent them from dropping off or coming out in case the person should have occasion to stoop down, but will not prevent them from being taken off easily for use.

Having thus described myimprovements, I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In an eyeglass-holder, a single piece of wire extending up from the bottom over the top, and down to make an open back loop, then bent up from the bottom over at the top and down to form a front loop or hook, and carried up between the sides of the back loop to form a tongue with its free end, in combination with a pin attached to the back loop, substantially as described.

2. A holder for eyeglasses formed of a wire extending up, over the top, and down to make an open loop, then bent up, from the bottom over at the top and down to form a front loop, and carried up between the sides of the back loop to make a spring-tongue, in combination with a Wire wound around the lower end of.

the loops, and bent at one end to form a ring to receive the end of the guard, and the other end formed into a catch, and a hinge-pin secured to the upper end of the back loop, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 31st day of January, A. D. 1899.

WILLIAM H. BAILEY. Inpresence of- H. E. HARLOW, BENJ. ARNOLD. 

